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to Frustees, to be maintained for use as a public school under the Grant-in-

Aid scheme; and that it would be absolutely out of the power of himself, or his successors, to close the school, or to withdraw it from Government supervision and control, in the event of serious alterations in the stipulations of the Grant-in-Aid code (which he contends that section 2(f) gives the power to make), which the Roman Catholic Church could not conscientiously accept.

It will be seen that

4. Bishop Raimondi expresses his firm belief that, so long as Your Lordship is at the head of the Colonial Office, no such change as he dreads, affecting the religious liberty of the Roman Catholics, would be sanctioned; but he represents that the assurance which you have given him would not be binding on Your Successors in office. He states, moreover, that the increasing tendency that is manifested in England to support secular rather than denominational education, leads him to fear that public opinion

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28 to Frustees, to be maintained for use as a public school under the Grant-in- Aid scheme; and that it would be absolutely out of the power of himself, or his successors, to close the school, or to withdraw it from Government supervision and control, in the event of serious alterations in the stipulations of the Grant-in-Aid code (which he contends that section 2(f) gives the power to make), which the Roman Catholic Church could not conscientiously accept. It will be seen that 4. Bishop Raimondi expresses his firm belief that, so long as Your Lordship is at the head of the Colonial Office, no such change as he dreads, affecting the religious liberty of the Roman Catholics, would be sanctioned; but he represents that the assurance which you have given him would not be binding on Your Successors in office. He states, moreover, that the increasing tendency that is manifested in England to support secular rather than denominational education, leads him to fear that public opinion
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28 to Frustees, to be maintained for use has a public school under the Grant-in- did seheme; and that it would be absolutely or of his out of the power of himself, successors, to close the school, or to withdraw it from Government supervision and control, event of ornit in the event serious alterations in the stipulations of the Grant-in- Aid code (which he contends that section 2 f. gives the power to make), which the Noman Catholic Church could not conscientiously accept. It will be seen that 4. Bishop Bishop Raimondi expresses his firm belief that, so long as Your Lordship is at the head of the Colonial Office, n such change as he dreads, affecting no the religious liberty of the Roman Catholic's, would be sanctioned; but you he represents that the assurance which have given him would not be binding on Your Successors in office. He states, moreover, that the ine m increasing tendency that is manifested in England to support secular rather than denominational education, leads him to fear that public opinion
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to Frustees, to be maintained for use has a public school under the Grant-in-

did seheme; and that it would be

absolutely or of his

out of the power of himself,

successors, to close the

school, or to withdraw it from

Government supervision and control,

event of ornit

in the event

serious alterations

in the stipulations of the Grant-in- Aid code (which he contends that section 2 f. gives the power to make), which the Noman Catholic Church

could not conscientiously accept.

It will be seen that

4.

Bishop

Bishop Raimondi expresses his firm belief that, so long as Your Lordship

is at the head of the Colonial Office, n such change as he dreads, affecting

no

the religious liberty of the Roman Catholic's, would be sanctioned; but

you

he represents that the assurance which

have given him would not be binding on Your Successors in office. He states, moreover, that the ine

m

increasing

tendency that is

manifested in England to support secular rather

than denominational education,

leads him to fear that public

opinion

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